Tarot Tribe - Beyond Worlds

Handout: http://tinyurl.com/bwclass8 Join us for the 8th in our series of "Beyond Tarot" Intensive Classes as we study in depth The Hanged Man & Death cards. These classes will feature all 4 Beyond Worlds cohosts (nearly a century of cumulative tarot experience between us), and we will journey through the deck together in a fun, interactive class-like format with a modern twist. To see a tidy list of all the Beyond Intensive classes aired so far, go to: http://www.divinewhispers.net/tarotintensive.htm

Handout: http://tinyurl.com/zachtarot Whether you're new to divination or an experienced professional, working with reversed Tarot cards is always a challenge. After all, the image is upside-down and everything appears, well, reversed. How can you possibly work with such inverted symbols? Zach Wong created the ultimate solution. He presents different symbolism on the bottom part of the card, so it appears upright when the card is inverted. This is like having a 156-card deck while only using 78 cards. Zach created the incredible Revelations Tarot, the deck designed to have pictures upright...even when read as reversals. The reversed pictures show the shifted energy of that reversed card, & make it easy to feel the energy of that card, whether upright or reversed. Zach is an Artist who was born under the sign of fire, and has had a life full of movement by the forces of water. After growing up in the cultural melting pot of Malaysia, migrated to Australia and now resides in cosmopolitan Melbourne. The infusion of Eastern and Western styles are evident in his deck, Revelations Tarot, where styles & elements seep through the line work from his subconscious. The deck, born out of frustration & necessity, aids him in exploring the language of tarot through reflective meditation & lateral exploration. When not fused to the internet at the back of his optic nerve, he works on various digital paintings and artistic projects to keep his idle hands out of trouble. He also has a fondness for cats, cooking and cocktails. Visit his website: www.zachwong.com

Handout: http://tinyurl.com/tarotboroughs Courtney Weber is the producer and designer of ?Tarot of the Boroughs,? a contemporary, Urban Tarot deck set in New York City with photography by George Courtney. Courtney Weber is a Priestess, writer, Tarot Advisor, performer & activist originally from Portland, OR. She is the HPS of Novices of the Old Ways, a Progressive Wiccan and Pagan group based in New York City and Portland, Oregon. Courtney is a Masters of Divinity Candidate at Union Theological Seminary. Stalk her daily habits at agirlcalledwoo.blogspot.com. George Courtney is a Manhattan-based artist whose subject matters ranges widely from performance artists to landscapes, to headshots and weddings. He feels Courtney's extensive knowledge of the tarot and his capturing eye will help spread the awareness of the art of the Tarot and reacquaint the world with the beauty of the contemporary American city. George is also a practicing astrologer in New York city and writes a weekly blog called It's Astrology Time http://georgecourtney.blogspot.com/ that focuses on demystifying astrology and showing how the events on earth reflect what is going on in the sky. His photo website is www.flickr.com/photos/georgecfilm and email is georgecfilm@gmail.com www.tarotoftheboroughs.com

Handout: www.divinewhispers.net/janet.htm Janet Berres was the founder and President of the International Tarot Society, from 1996-2003. She created and organized the three World Tarot Congresses in 1997, 1999, and 2002 that changed the face of the tarot community. A professional tarot reader and teacher for over thirty-five years, Janet has taught tarot card reading at Northeastern University, Triton College and Northwestern University, all for their continuing education departments. She co-owned and operated a metaphysical bookstore in Evanston, IL for several years and has been thoroughly immersed in the astrology, pagan and Goddess communities for all of her adult life (and probably past lives too!). Janet's book "Your Guide to the Tarot" is included in Llewellyn's "Tarot Kit for Beginners". She resides in Morton Grove, IL with her two cats, her youngest son, and close enough to her older son and daughter-in-law to babysit for the cutest grandson the Goddess ever made! :-). We'll discuss upcoming and past tarot conferences, have a discussion about about my reading skills (tips for readers), and Janet's tarot collection (she has 1,602 decks!) Also, enjoy Janet's Eden Gray stories (Eden was the first recipient of their Lifetime Acheivement Award). Learn more about Janet at: www.janetberres.com

Handout: http://www.divinewhispers.net/conflict.htm Tonight, Katrina Wynne presents Tarot as a Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Addressing Conflict. Tarot is a powerful tool for addressing many aspects of life, including conflict and division. Conflict is when we are stuck in a dualist experience, while the Tarot teaches a message of unity. How can we utilize the wisdom of Tarot next time we are faced with difficulty? Which archetypal image examplars speak to different aspects of conflict or compassion? Please join this dynamic exploration with Katrina on Beyond Worlds – Your Tarot Tribe. Katrina Wynne, M.A., known for her unique Tarot Counseling style, brings almost 40 years experience with Tarot combined with 22 years of teaching and professional consulting to her work. She is the creator of the "Tarot History" poster & chart and the "Transformative Tarot Counseling™" booklet. See her on the web at: http://TarotCounseling.org http://MySacredJourney.org ~ weblog http://TarotSpirituality.org

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/BWemily Emily Carding's newest tarot, The Tarot of the Sidhe, has been recently released and has taken the tarot world by storm. Emily will talk about the birth of this deck and share its stories with you. Emily Carding is a self-taught artist, author, Priestess, lyricist, actor, singer and mother! Her inspiration comes from the vibrant mythology of all cultures and the reality of magick and the Otherworld. It is for this reason that she considers herself not a fantasy artist, but a visionary artist, for her art is sourced from the truth and beauty of the inner realms. Emily is becoming most well known for her tarot work, having now created three Tarot decks, and an Oracle deck. These include the groundbreaking Transparent Tarot and the visionary Tarot of the Sidhe. Coming in 2011, from Tarot Media Company, is Emily's majors-only Tarot based on the country of Montenegro,Tarot of the Black Mountain. And Emily is currently working on FAERY CRAFT , due out in 2012 from Llewellyn. Learn more about Emily at: www.childofavalon.com

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/courtcards Ginny Hunt is a professional tarot reader & author of the popular tarot blog “78 Notes To Self: A Tarot Journal.” Drawn to the metaphysical & spiritual all of her life, she finally found her tarot gifts in 2004 and started reading tarot professionally on expert consulting websites & then through her own blog. She has counseled professionally & para-professionally both for teens and battered women. She has written for niche magazines & is currently working on a book on tarot. Interpreting court cards can be tricky. However, court cards are 3-dimensional & are not limited to the traditional, flat, keywords they have assigned to them. Nor are they particularly rooted to any astrological sign, as some assign them. Elemental symbolism adds in the role of their particular station ~ then include some understanding of personalities and flesh them out as real people. How do court cards rank within the deck? We'll find out. We'll talk their placement – where are they facing, who are they looking at, what are they focusing on, which direction do they appear to be going, & what they are facing. Are they giving advice? Are they an outcome? Are they a “situation?” We will also discuss advanced interpretive techniques about “sideways” & “reversed” courts. Ginny is writing a book that includes the material we'll discuss. She also has a series that first aired on Leisa ReFalo's Tarot Connection podcast (www.TarotConnection.net) called “The Tarot Court,” also available for download from iTunes. The court series is also on a player on Ginny's blog and can be accessed in post form on her blog as well. Learn more about Ginny at: www.78notes.blogspot.com/

Robert Camp is an author, teacher & master astrologer. Among his clients, many of whom are well known names in Hollywood, he is known for the accuracy & insight of his personal readings. Robert has performed readings for Glenn Close, Rae Dawn Chong, Woody Harrelson, Mrs. Robin Williams, Aimee Osbourne, Mrs. Dick Van Patten, & Mrs. Merv Griffin as well as many producers. Robert has taught hundreds of seminars & appeared on hundreds of radio & television Dtalk shows across the United States & Canada. DJ's have dubbed him "Mr. Destiny" as he amazes & delights their listening audiences with predictions about their lives & the lives of major celebrities & people in the news. Robert has appeared on over 1500 radio shows and has appeared as a guest on The Marilu Henner Show, The Maury Povich Show and the Roseanne Show. In 1988 Robert discovered an ancient & secret method of determining people’s personal destinies. Using this Book of Destiny system, Robert has made successful predictions about many people in the news including Martha Stewart, Kobe Bryant, David Koresh, Michael Jackson, Ex-president Clinton, Ben Afflect and Jennifer Lopez, and O.J. Simpson. Since then he has written 10 books that reveal the secrets of this ancient science to the public. The most notable of these, Cards of Your Destiny and Love Cards have become very popular & can be obtained in any bookstore in the USA & have sold over 100,000 copies. Through his work, Robert hopes to raise the conscious awareness of people around the world using the tools of Astrology & the Science of the Cards. His company, Seven Thunders Publishing, provides many products and services to help others achieve more personal power & happiness.

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/valscards Val has been studying, exploring, and reading Tarot for over 20 years. As an intuitive reader, she decodes the symbolic message to reveal what the seeker can do to empower themselves in the here and now. She is an assistant manager of the Tarot For Life online community and serves as a mentor for TFL's Readers Group where she assists new readers in finding their unique style and voice. Val fancies herself as the "Tarot Translator." Generally, Val says she dislikes yes/no questions as they seem to eliminate the power of one's free will. When doing live readings, she would help the seeker in rephrasing a yes/no question into something open-ended to deliver a reading that was empowering to the seeker. This worked great when Val had the seeker in front of her (or on the phone, chatroom, instant messenger), but when she started doing email readings, Val found trying to rephrase the question to be extremely time consuming. The final straw, so to speak, was when it took 3 weeks & a number of emails before a "proper" question was formulated. "I decided, then, to re-evaluate my view of yes/no questions and figure out a way to answer them that would be more dynamic rather than sound like the final word on the matter in question. Basically, my motivation for this spread was simply to save time." View Val's websites at: www.tarotforlife.com www.tarottranslator.com

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/wheeljustice Join us for the 7th in our series of "Beyond Tarot" Intensive Classes as we study in depth The Wheel of Fortune card and Justice. These classes will feature all 4 Beyond Worlds cohosts (nearly a century of cumulative tarot experience between us), and we will journey through the deck together in a fun, interactive class-like format with a modern twist. To see a tidy list of all the Beyond Intensive classes aired so far, go to: http://www.divinewhispers.net/tarotintensive.htm

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/postcardtarot Those who have seen them have fallen in love with them: The Picture Postcard Tarot, The Victorian Postcard Tarot & The Art Postcard Tarot. Tonight, meet their talented creator, Marcia McCord. Marcia McCord is a professional tarot reader, teacher, blogger, columnist and creator of these three stunning self-published tarot decks. And that's just in her spare time. She lives in northern California with her husband, dog and cats. Marcia says it all seems rather ordinary ... but we suggest you decide for yourself: Tonight, meet a gentle deck creator with a powerful trio of tarot decks that will pull at your heartstrings. Visit www.marciamccordtarotreader.blogspot.com.

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/oracleinitiation Shape-Shift your Destiny with Melissa Weiss Steele & The Oracle of Initiation. We each have the powerful ability to choose how we respond to challenging times. Turbulence becomes a gift when we learn how to navigate & harness the fierce & fluid transformational energies currently available. The Oracle of Initiation divination deck is a deeply magical & inspiring tool, illuminating the dynamic opportunities available thru shape-shifting your own shadows & complexities. Learn how The Oracle can reveal where you are currently at in your own process of awakening; redefine previous struggles as the keys to your unique offerings; & where to focus your passions to bring forth these precious gifts to the collective. Melissa will be sharing the fascinating story of how The Oracle of Initiation deck emerged from her own resurrection after the death of her husband. Melissa took all of The Painted Body images within the deck alone, in the ancient desert landscape of arroyos, canyons, caves, & tunnels surrounding Santa Fe, New Mexico. Melissa Weiss Steele is an artist and an adventurer having spent two decades immersed in Norse, African & Native American sacred traditions, cross-cultural divination, indigenous dream-work & Archetypal Psychology. Copies of the premier Limited Edition of 88 Oracle of Initiation decks are available on her website. She also offers readings, Initiatory Counseling, ritualistic quests on the land & fine-art prints of her images. She currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. www.OracleofInitiation.com www.Facebook.com/OracleofInitiation www.MelissaWeissSteele.Wordpress.com

Handout: www.tinyurl.com/deviantmoon Patrick Valenza is the creator of the acclaimed deck, The Deviant Moon Tarot, voted the "#1 Top Deck of All Times" by the members of the Aeclectic.net forum. Patrick will be sharing updates and secrets from the companion book he has been working so hard to create this past year. We'll also get a whisper about his new deck that is on the way, called "111." Patrick writes: "When I created the Deviant Moon, it felt as if I was intuitively guided. “I” was merely the spectator to the inspired work that passed through my body. Many things in the deck were made totally subconsciously, but now, that I am writing the companion book, I have to CONSCIOUSLY explain what I otherwise could not. At first it was tough, but then it clicked, and I swear the same muse who fed me the Deviant Moon is whispering into my mind once again, and she has revealed insights into the deck that I had no idea were being incorporated. ‘She’ has also revealed so many connections to the SISTER that I could only have dreamed of, one of which just exploded in my mind before me….she wasn’t whispering, she was SCREAMING the secret! Looking forward to sharing this all with you as soon as possible!" Learn more about Patrick Valenza and his work at: www.deviantmoon.com

Handout for class: www.tinyurl.com/strengthhermit Join us for the 6th in our series of "Beyond Tarot" Intensive Classes as we study in depth The Strength card and The Hermit. These classes will feature all 4 Beyond Worlds cohosts (nearly a century of cumulative tarot experience between us), and we will journey through the deck together in a fun, interactive class-like format with a modern twist. To see a tidy list of all the Beyond Intensive classes aired so far, go to: http://www.divinewhispers.net/tarotintensive.htm

Class Handout: www.tinyurl.com/annakhandout Anna Klaffinger joins us tonight from Melbourne, Australia. She'll talk about her Anna K Tarot deck and we'll work with it together to experience it in a reading. Anna started making her own deck at the age of fourteen, because she was unsatisfied with the decks available then - she felt they were either pretty but colourless and meaningsless, or so overloaded with symbols that she got dizzy looking at them. The realistic style of Anna'a cards, coupled with some mystic elements, is owed to both her love of human faces and of telling stories. Also, it was one of Anna's main concerns that the people depicted -- and their emotions -- look real. As soon as Anna put up a website showcasing her yet unpublished cards, she received a great number of inquiries from people all over the world about where her deck could be purchased. So she finally decided to self-publish in December 2009. This first edition was sold out only a year later. So many people asked when "the second edition" could be purchased, so Anna was finally persuaded to take the risk and self-publish again. The second edition was released in June 2010 and has been selling amazingly well. Anna says, "I love to watch people and their funny ways of acting. I try to take everything as seriously as possible while not thinking it more important than it is and keeping a good sense of humour. In general, I live my live doing my best to full-heartedly accept everything that happens: the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the happy and the sad." Visit Anna's website at: www.annak-tarot.at